On July 2nd, the SCL train stopped in Zlatibor, deep inthe mountains of Serbia, for stage 6 of the Strongman Champions League (SCL).
“Thecrowd was great there, enthusiastic until the very end, and the Latvianstrongman Aivars Smaukstellis took the title - proving again that he is solid,as he just finished in the deadlift 350 kg for reps, with eight reps, which wasjust two less than Martin (aka The Deadlift Kid) Wildauer,” said for IronMind,SCL director Marcel Mostert.
MartinWildauer got second place overall, and Matjaz Belsak took third place overall.The Icelander Stefan Solvi Petursson showed his power by winning the FarmerWalk, 340 kg over 40 meters in 20.67 seconds, and took fourth overall.
Besidesthis incredible show and strong performance from all the athletes, theStrongman Champions League also launched its new sponsor, MLO Nutrition.
“MLONutrition is a supplement company that has combined the best from all sports indifferent lines. “MLO International LLC has decades of experience in the fieldof health and sports nutrition and modes of training and competitionpreparation in the areas of fitness, bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongmen,competitive weightlifting, and athletics. Therefore SCL will be named the MLOStrongman Champions League, and we hope it will be a long and good marriagewith our new head sponsor!
AfterSCL Matjaz Belsak is now leading the MLO Strongman Champions League currentstandings, followed by Dainis Zageris, J-F Caron and Krzysztof Radzikowski.
Stage 7of the tour is SCL BULGARIA in Plovdiv on 23/24 July, so stay tuned here forthe results and more news.
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